Originally Posted by Tobytob (Post 497724)

I've been out here 8 years now and everyday I see a decline. I don't understand why people feel like they have to settle for things. Companies are stealing big time and drivers are putting up with it. I can only speak from my exp, but the guys I work with are soft as a philadelphia pretzel. The Company I run for is stealing from us BIG TIME and none of these cowards wanna stand up for themselves..

There is money out here to be made and until we decide that it belongs to the drivers and not the companies then we will never get our fair share. No reason Company drivers shouldn't bring home well over $65,000 Min. we have to make a change in this Industry.. I don't know where to start but it has to start somewhere.

Originally Posted by Mackman (Post 497726)

Dont get your hopes up. It will never happen.

Waitin on GMAN to come in here and say 40-50k a year is great money to live in a truck for weeks on end.

Originally Posted by Tobytob (Post 497724)

The Company I run for is stealing from us BIG TIME and none of these cowards wanna stand up for themselves..

Originally Posted by Tobytob (Post 497724)

There is money out here to be made and until we decide that it belongs to the drivers and not the companies........

Originally Posted by Tobytob (Post 497724)

No reason Company drivers shouldn't bring home well over $65,000 Min.

Originally Posted by Tobytob (Post 497724)

I don't know where to start but it has to start somewhere.

Originally Posted by Tobytob (Post 497724)

I've been out here 8 years now and everyday I see a decline. I don't understand why people feel like they have to settle for things. Companies are stealing big time and drivers are putting up with it. I can only speak from my exp, but the guys I work with are soft as a philadelphia pretzel. The Company I run for is stealing from us BIG TIME and none of these cowards wanna stand up for themselves..

There is money out here to be made and until we decide that it belongs to the drivers and not the companies then we will never get our fair share. No reason Company drivers shouldn't bring home well over $65,000 Min. we have to make a change in this Industry.. I don't know where to start but it has to start somewhere.

Originally Posted by Tobytob (Post 497750)

This is exactly my point, when do we educate our fellows driver and help them make better decisions in life. janitors make more money than OTR drivers. and the reason is the companies keep all the money. Seriously this has to come to and end sooner or later. I fear for the future of this industry it becoming a terrible occupation. I love what I do but I refuse to do it for pennies. Pay me or Im moving on, simple as that.

So, what is stopping you from moving on? The cheap pay?

This is the only industry where and employ has to fight for his hourly or weekly pay every week.. I don't understand.

Since when does ANY driver have to fight for his pay each week? When have you had to fight for your pay?

I heard a driver talk about his company charging him for using to much reefer fuel and keeping him out on the road for weeks at a time. His said he doesn't even bring home $500 a week.

Perhaps he was selling his company's fuel. Did he happen to mention how much money he spent on video games or playing the slots? Did he happen to mention his advances?

seriously this is modern day slavery and it unfair to the working class.

I didn't realize that slaves were paid $800-1,000+ per week. Oh, that's right. Janitors make $1,000/week.

And Im sure you all know how hard we work and under appreciated we are. I think this industry could use a major over haul. starting at the top of the program with these BS companies making all the money and not paying the drivers $1000 a week is not good money for company driver especially if that's before taxes.. WAKE UP people..